Grocery Store Manager
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Just below three-fifths of Grocery Store Managers in the United States are seasoned employees who have more than 10 years of experience in the field. Pay ranges from $28K to $87K per year, and the average comes out to $53K per year. Total cash compensation to Grocery Store Managers approaches anywhere from $28K on the lower end to $87K on the higher end; in exceptional cases, this can include more than $19K from bonuses and upwards of $15K from profit sharing. This group's pay is mainly influenced by the particular firm, followed by the particular city and experience level. While roughly one in five report receiving no health benefits, a fair number do receive medical coverage, and more than half have dental, as well. Most workers in this position report high levels of job satisfaction. Men account for the majority of Grocery Store Managers who responded to the questionnaire — 80 percent to be exact. This snapshot results from replies to PayScale's salary survey.

XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).

XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).

Job Description for Grocery Store Manager

A grocery store manager is responsible for the overall supervision of their store and oversees a variety of areas, from cash flow and handling to inventory to hiring decisions and training. At medium or large stores, the manager often directly oversees a supervisory or low-level management team that assists them in ensuring the store's operations run efficiently. One of the primary jobs of the grocery store manager is ensuring proper cash flow and money-handling procedures; this typically includes providing training for personnel, performing the uploading of credit card transaction data to a central processor, and making deposits to the store's bank account.

Additionally, the manager is expected to supervise (if not actively conduct) regular inventories of the food on hand at the grocery store, as well as oversee and perform reorders. As part of inventory procedures, the manager normally inspects all food storage equipment for safe handling procedures as well. The manager also conducts interviews of new personnel and oversees their training. The manager provides performance evaluations at regular intervals. The grocery store manager may be an active participant in resolving customer service concerns as well, and they must perform frequent inspections of the stores space to examine displays and check sanitation.

To work as a grocery store manager, a person typically must have at least a high school diploma or equivalent, as well as experience in retail management; department or supervisory experience in a supermarket or grocery store environment is strongly preferred by most employers. A grocery store manager's day typically starts in the pre-dawn hours and may extend into the evening. While they normally have an office, the manager should expect to spend much of their day on the sales floor or in the storage environment as well.

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Popular Employer Salaries for Grocery Store Manager

Although Safeway, Inc. leads the field in pay with a median salary of $83K, employees there receive a wide spread of salaries, from $52K on the low end all the way up to $102K at the top.

Popular Skills for Grocery Store Manager

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Job skills reported by Grocery Store Managers are limited. Operations Management and Customer Service are considered valuable skills and can increase employee pay by 9 percent and 4 percent, respectively. Those familiar with Customer Service also tend to know Order Inventory.

Pay by Experience Level for Grocery Store Manager

Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.

Experience and income seem to be closely related; in general, the survey respondents who had worked for more years reported higher incomes. Salaries for the relatively untried average out to around $41K, but survey participants with five to 10 years of experience earn a significantly higher median of $48K. Grocery Store Managers with one to two decades of relevant experience report an average salary of approximately $55K. Seasoned veterans with 20 years under their belts enjoy a median income of $64K.